Money Talks Podcast: How to make the best use of your SkillsFuture credits

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Jump to these key moments:

• 00:30 Trade disruptions, Anti-scam measures
• 04:52 Starting your SkillsFuture journey
• 10:05 How to pick a course
• 11:47 Personal interests or career upgrade?
• 15:22 Know what’s in demand in the job market
• 18:12 Hone both your technical and soft skills

File photo of office workers in Singapore's central business district. (File photo: iStock)

The government recently announced a S$4000 SkillsFuture credit top-up for Singaporeans aged 40 and above. While this is good news for those keen on upskilling themselves, others may not know where to start.

Peggy Lim, director of the Public Engagement Division at SkillsFuture Singapore, guides the way on this week’s Money Talks.

On how workers can benefit from SkillsFuture's advisory services:

The honest truth is that not every one of us is absolutely aware of our skills needs, our skills gaps … and also not every one of us may be privilege or fortunate enough to have that conversation with a supervisor.

On how to choose the right course for your career:

… maybe your jobs might be at risk and you want to pre-skill yourself… but … you want to make sure that (the course you choose) is a sound one - that you're pre-skilling up yourself for something that's in demand.

This episode was done in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, in support of Budget 2024.
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